Monitoring the SessionHB 2531
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the reimbursement rate for meals provided under the home-delivered meals program.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
$10 per meal, adjusted for inflation every October 1.
The bill orders the state health and human services commission to raise the maximum reimbursement rate for home-delivered meals to $10 per meal and to adjust that ceiling every year for inflation by October 1. It touches the provider agencies that deliver meals to elderly and disabled Texans on STAR+PLUS waiver services, Title XX community services, and area agencies on aging, along with the people who eat those meals. Meal providers can be paid more per meal starting in the fall of 2025, though the agency may hold off on any part that needs federal approval until it gets it.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2036 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2036 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 6, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2531 · 2025-02-06
relating to the reimbursement rate for meals provided under the home-delivered meals program.
$10 per meal, adjusted for inflation every October 1.
The bill orders the state health and human services commission to raise the maximum reimbursement rate for home-delivered meals to $10 per meal and to adjust that ceiling every year for inflation by October 1. It touches the provider agencies that deliver meals to elderly and disabled Texans on STAR+PLUS waiver services, Title XX community services, and area agencies on aging, along with the people who eat those meals. Meal providers can be paid more per meal starting in the fall of 2025, though the agency may hold off on any part that needs federal approval until it gets it.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Nov 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on May 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101059960.
$4,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 1, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100985189, 101032865.
$4,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 13, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100985189.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on May 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101059960.
$4,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 1, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100985189, 101032865.
$4,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 13, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100985189.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Meza, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 8, 2023: Referred to Human Services
Relating to the reimbursement rate for meals provided under the home-delivered meals program.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 6, 2025
03/17/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Human Services · Final status: Died in committee
Aging
Human Services--Food Programs
FOOD
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
The text as introduced · 304 words
89R5360 AND-D By: Meza H.B. No. 2531 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the reimbursement rate for meals provided under the home-delivered meals program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 526, Government Code, as effective April 1, 2025, is amended by adding Section 526.0060 to read as follows: Sec. 526.0060. HOME-DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT RATE; ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT. (a) In this section, "home-delivered meals program" means the program administered by the commission under which a contracted provider agency delivers meals to certain eligible individuals, including: (1) recipients receiving services under the STAR+PLUS home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver program; (2) individuals receiving community services and supports under Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1397 et seq.); and (3) individuals receiving services from area agencies on aging under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Section 3001 et seq.). (b) Subject to Subsection (c), the executive commissioner by rule shall increase the reimbursement rate ceiling prescribed for a meal provided under the home-delivered meals program to $10 per meal. (c) Not later than October 1 of each year, the reimbursement rate ceiling for a meal provided under the home-delivered meals program must be adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics or its successor index during the preceding fiscal year. SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the waiver or authorization is granted. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.